Anzac Day services in Lower Hutt
Hutt Central
5.45am - Parade assembles at the Cenotaph outside the War Memorial Library
6am - Dawn service begins on the Anzac Memorial Lawn, Queens Drive
Taita
10.45am - Parade outside Naenae Hotel
11am - Service held at Naenae Bowling Club
12pm - Luncheon
Wainuiomata
6am - Flag raising at the Cenotaph, Queen Street
6.15am - Flag raising at the Memorial Gardens
10.55am - Parade assembles at the BP service station
11am - Wainuiomata Community Memorial Service at the Cenotaph
Stokes Valley
11am - Service at Stokes Valley RSA, Hawthorn Cresent
Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, commemoration services for Anzac Day will look a little different this year. There will be a scaled-back dawn service to remember the conflicts of our past and present, and to honour those who served.
Public are welcome to attend, but please remember to follow COVID-19 guidance, and do not attend if you are feeling unwell.
There is also a pop-up poppy field on Andrews Avenue from 18-26 April, where the public are welcome to lay poppies and pay their respects.
There will be no civic service in 2022.
Moe mai rā, Nicholas.
We're sad to announce the passing of Nicholas Boyack, our Hutt Valley reporter who has long written for The Dominion Post, The Hutt News and Upper Hutt Leader.
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